Federal furloughs begin

1:01 PM,
Oct. 1, 2013

Written by

Brian Tumulty, Gannett Washington Bureau

A partial government shutdown caused by a congressional deadlock over a fiscal 2014 spending bill began this morning for 250 civilians at the Army's Fort Drum in New York's North Country, who were told they will be furloughed.

"Today marks the start of a new fiscal year, a new furlough and a new set of funding challenges, while the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum continue to answer a call to duty that first came in 2001,'' Major Gen. Stephen Townsend, the base commander, said in an email to soldiers, civilians and families.